Stuffed Zucchini is the recipe you will need with the coming season. Finally we left the freezing days behind and we will be having freshest tomatoes, herbs, green beans, peppers and zucchinis of the year. Zucchini has become one of our favorite summer veggies after yeas of blogging and trying lots of recipes.

Ice cream is called dondurma in Turkish. What make it different from other ice creams around the world is its texture and flavor. If you have tasted it in Turkey or somewhere else, you know what I mean. Turkish Ice Cream has an elastic texture and its lovely flavor comes from salep, which is the…

Well, yes I’m that crazy to make Turkish Delight (lokum) from scratch! Why do I bother to make this addictive Turkish treat when we can easily find it at any candy shop or even at markets? If you are a real foodie and if you have a strong interest in food, you just can’t beat…

Turkish doner is chosen as the healthiest fast food by a German TV program, Galileo. The calories of fast foods are compared in the program and as a result it’s stated that Turkish doner is the healthiest one.

The meaning of winter might depend on your tastes. Winter means skiing freely for some people while it means watching movies under blanket for others. Some look forward to wearing colorful shawls and berets on freezing days, but some dream of walking in the rain. What about winter foods and drinks? Winter reminds some people…

You either like or hate beetroot, it’s one of those vegetables. Some people may not love its earthy flavor, but I do love it! I find it as tempting as the flavor of celeriac. To be honest, there are a few recipes for beetroot I love. I mean, I can’t say that I love it…

Smaller version of any food looks better and cuter, right? No exception for pearl onions! Look at these little itty-bitty onions! Aren’t they like babies of a larger onion? We call these “arpacik sogan” in Turkish; ‘sogan’ for onion and ‘arpacik’ for little. Well, we don’t use this word to describe every little thing, it’s…

Well, I love playing with dough, making something with it. The reason might go back to my childhood. Most probably! No, I didn’t have play dough, it wasn’t common then. We used to play with some friends outside instead. We would play either with mud or make small statues from clay in the garden. Our…

Who doesn’t like doner kebab? It is the most well known kebab around the world, but it is not the only kind. There are about a hundred versions of kebab in Turkish cuisine. Kebab is the name we use mainly for meat dishes roasted in oven, on grill or over wood fire in different styles….

Unesco News Keskek is one of the most popular wedding dishes in Turkish culture. And it is now under the protection of UNESCO. Turkey applied to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage with Keskek some time ago and it was officially approved by UNESCO in a meeting held in Bali, Indonesia on November 28. In…